Wyoming unemployment dips

The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services has reported that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 4.9% in August to 4.5% in September. In fact, in each of the past three months, unemployment has trended downward as individuals have dropped out of the labor force. Wyoming’s unemployment rate remained lower than the current U.S. rate of 4.8%, and was much lower than its September 2020 level of 5.7%. T

he largest unemployment rate decreases occurred in Sweetwater County, down from 4.7% to 3.4%, and Natrona County, down from 5.0% to 3.7. Compared to last year, unemployment rates decreased in all of Wyoming’s 23 counties. In September, the lowest unemployment rates were found in Teton County at 1.8%, and Crook & Weston counties, both at 2.0%. The highest rates were reported in Natrona County at 3.7%, and Campbell, Sublette, and Sweetwater counties all at 3.4%.